Perceptions are the truth

I have a friend. His name is Poi. Hes a very good friend. But today, i know that hes a liar too.
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I saw him won something at a wedding show.
Now...shouldnt wedding shows be reserved for people who are getting married? I could have taken his place and won that free brunch at St Regis..

Im writing to St Regis to complain about the mis-management of the lucky draw.

Regards
Feels Cheated

Updated

While writing the complain letter, i figured that the couple who won the 1st prize (which incidentally includes 2 nites stay in the St Regis Suite both in Singapore and Bali) might also be married. As such, im putting in my recommendations to the hotel that they bring in the CPIB to investigate.

Regards

1.5 month of headless fanatic running has finally come to an end... finally. I think i have done enough to earn my pay for the rest of the year.
In fact, i also might have spend enough money buying breakfast and lunch for my workmates to feed a staving African orphan for 1 year.

$70 can buy lots and lots of Kosong pratas...
$200 can buy quite a few pizzas...
$50 can buy lots of snacks and coffee..
and the daily bubble tea and lunches..

I feel like a charity.

im going back to slacking again.

Regards
Man in the background.

I need to look forward to the bright side of life...



Care Bears Countdown! 5-4-3-2-1! SHINE!

Regards

"Spending on groceries rises as Singaporeans eat out less
By Jessica Yeo, Channel NewsAsia Posted: 25 May 2009 2226 hrs

SINGAPORE : A recent survey showed that Singaporeans are turning to home cooked meals and eating out less, due to economic reasons.

Households are now spending an average of 14 per cent more a month on overall expenses compared to last year, in part due to higher food prices.
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Once again...
I was too myopic to see the real reason behind the increase. When i read the headline, my first thoughts were..

"...OF COURSE LAH... N*U* sells their wares expensive, my average spending each month also increase lah...."

Little did i know... everyone is getting more family orientated.

Regards
Out of the Box thinking.

No wonder nobody bother to approach me for photography anymore.
More Blacks and more whites!





with lots of grains too.
HAhaha....

Regards
Lukas

Woke up late this morning so didnt have any sun rise pics to show...
Nevertheless, It was good to reunite with photography after a week's break.





Yesyes... photography is taking up too much of my time.
Alternatively, i should just spend all my money on the Alfa Romeo 159.

Hopefully, i get to finish up Melody's pics by this evening. Work awaits me again tomorrow... =(

Regards
Lucas

I spent the most part of the evening looking at somethign unrelated to photography.

I spent the evening looking at..



Regards
Smitten.

p/s i'll go buy one if ferrari wins the monaco race. hahahahah....

Update
Tough.... Ferrari was 3rd and 4th respectively. Looks like i just have to spend the money on a few big arse lens.

I said sometime ago...

"i wanted to buy properties."

I did.



I wonder if i should get myself a new lens.

Regards
Ex Property Owner n soon to have a new lens owner

Am rushing off to work again...

Before i go... let me just share this.
Cant sit down for long for anything nowadays. =(



Regards
Needs a many MCs....

Its frustrating to work with a boss who cant seem to get her act together.
Sigh..

Regards
Another 15 hour workday...

17 hours later... im finally home.

Regards
Lukas

I dreamt about work... =(

Regards
Overworked.

"Won't Go Home Without You" - Maroon 5

I asked her to stay but she wouldn't listen
She left before I had the chance to say
Oh...
The words that would mend the things that were broken
But now it's far too late, she's gone away

Every night you cry yourself to sleep
Thinking: "Why does this happen to me?
Why does every moment have to be so hard?"
Hard to believe that

It's not over tonight
Just give me one more chance to make it right
I may not make it through the night
I won't go home without you

The taste of your breath, I'll never get over
The noises that she made kept me awake
Oh
The weight of things that remained unspoken
Built up so much it crushed us everyday

Every night you cry yourself to sleep
Thinking: "Why does this happen to me?
Why does every moment have to be so hard?"
Hard to believe that

It's not over tonight
Just give me one more chance to make it right
I may not make it through the night
I won't go home without you

It's not over tonight
Just give me one more chance to make it right
I may not make it through the night
I won't go home without you

Of all the things I felt but never really shown
Perhaps the worst is that I ever let you go
I should not ever let you go, oh oh oh

It's not over tonight
Just give me one more chance to make it right
I may not make it through the night
I won't go home without you

It's not over tonight
Just give me one more chance to make it right
I may not make it through the night
I won't go home without you
And I won't go home without you
And I won't go home without you
And I won't go home without you

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Just give me one more chance to make it right...

Regards

Im about to head to bed...
But before i go, a friend of mine pop by MSN to ask me 'Hows the market?'

In recent weeks, my office has been abuzz with Stock Market Fever... this is so after another co worker of mine made some handsome profit in the recent sucker rally.

Yes. Sucker Rally.

U know what? Im sticking to my prediction made earlier this year. Singapore will most prob ride out the current crisis with less damage than most would have initially thought. But thats really this year.

How about next year?

Tough luck if you are heavily invested in the market now... there will be lots of opportunities soon.
I'll tell you when.

Regards
Crystal Ball Owner.

http://punyshrimp.blogspot.com/2008/07/post-no-377.html

The unyielding shelter is making a comeback.

http://www.heritagefest.org.sg/2009/pre-launch/competition_photo.php

I think i will win this time. Why? Becoz im using the D300 now...not the lousy D40.

Regards
Lukas

Btw, jonnie is the one who says D40 is lousy... he said so after seeing Sam's pic.

Just another one of those Black n White series.

Pity couples who dont like BnW. Hahahahahah... im a meanie.

Regards
Lukas

Finished work early in the east and was able to come home for lunch..
Lunch was good... it could have bee better if i was allowed to nap immediately after lunch.
But as fate would have it... im due for work in the west in 30mins and wont see daylight for the rest of the day.

Sometimes, i wonder how i keep up with this lifestyle.



On a brighter note...
I have achieved 100% satisfaction at my restaurant. Its not nicknamed 'The Factory' for nothing.
Check out the rating of 50 on the top right hand corner. hahahah... im losing a grip on my life.

Regards
Low bandwidth

My obsession with kids continues...





Ah lo ah lo ah lo....
Tsk tsk tsk.... So young and already craving for a handphone..
Tsk tsk tsk. HAhahaha.....





I think i should stay home and be a full time papa.

Regards
14 hours workday.

There are seriously some very good photographers out there.. and clubsnap is a good site to discover such gems.

And these photographers used very decent hardware too...camera stuffs are so cheap nowadays..
D700 Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8, 105mm f/2.8, SB900 Sigma 50mm f/1.4

Lastly, they like to publicise their works. Which some of them are really good.
www.GerriesPhotography.com



This is one of those times when you wish you had a hole to hide in.

Someday, i wanna open a Camera shop to sell wares to these photographers camera users.

Regards
Camera Shop Owner

Im praying that i do not have to endure through another pointless race for Ferrari.

Go Massa Go.

Regards
Ferrari Fan.

For the record, Massa is a Kancheong Spider. He might not make it out of turn 1 alive but when you have Massa on one hand and Kimi on the other...its really a no brainer choice.

Updated
Im about to switch off the streaming and go to bed..
Sigh...

Wounded soldier finishes London Marathon
Posted: 10 May 2009 0954 hrs - CNA

In the midst of all the non stop self glorifying Mas Selamat Capture news bites, we shall now take time off to reflect on how small we can be sometimes.

'Doing the ordinary things...the extraordinary way.'

Regards
Wants to do something meaningful like losing a prisoner and recapturing him and hope for some self glorification

Under the specific instructions of his cousin.. i am not to put in too much effort for the photos.

I suspect they hate each other. HAhahahaha...





Took awhile...but im finally done.
Shall attempt to finish the other wedding by today.

Yesyes... Im just like the rest of the wedding photographers. Lure into this by the loads of good money and slipshot work. Look at how impeccable my timing are. I've capture the essence of love between the 2 love birds on their wedding day. If you dont like my works, its because you cannot appreciate art.

Shame on you. Shame on you.

Regards
Still wonders the meaning of 'Moments'... sometimes.

I wasnt allowed to back to office yesterday. As a demonstration of defiance, i called in sick. But because i was so responsible, i actually sneak back to office at 0540hrs to clear my work before i went to the doctor.

Actually, that was secondary.. because my office was located in the east and very near to the rising sun, there was extra incentive to clear out my work quickly and go catch the rising sun.

But as fate would have it... i didnt leave office till about 0715hrs. By then, the golden hours were over and as such, i didnt really have anything to show.. =(





Being very determined...and wanting to make full use of my deserved rest...
i attempted to catch the setting sun.





I think i need to call in sick more often.

Regards
Loves the sun, the sand and the sea.

Even mama is asking why am i going to work so early.



I think i can afford to be late for work today....
Yawn.

Regards
Early Bird....didnt catch worms though

Singapore may have seen worst of economic slowdown
By Timothy Ouyang, Channel NewsAsia Posted: 04 May 2009 2114 hrs

http://punyshrimp.blogspot.com/2008/12/post-no-566.html

I have an engineering degree. The closest i ever been to doing anything related to finance was an Accounting module 6 years ago which i scored a big FAT C.

I always knew i was ahead of my time. Its abit hard to convince people to see things my way. However, i do not blame them. Not everyone would go on to become a millionaire. Most of us are just pretenders.

Regards
Willing to rent the Crystal ball.

SMRT's train frequency to be reduced if flu alert hits red
By Kheng Siong & Lynda Hong, Channel NewsAsia Posted: 04 May 2009 2123 hrs

Thats why i would never ever join the ranks of PAP or any stat board as a leader.. I simply do not have the foresight to see beyond the obvious.

With my myopic 6/6 vision, i thought it would have been a good idea to increase the frequency of public transport so that there is less a chance of someone with the virus to spread on a very crowded public transport.

But...NO. The guys at SMRT obviously looked beyond the prob and think out of the box. Good job!

Regards
Car Owner.

When the opportunity finally came around for me to do a Robbie Keane and return to the west after a mere 12 months.. i rejected it.

Life is about decisions...and some aint as hard as it seems.
Whether its a right one anot...i cannot be very sure.

Regards
Staying put!